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he is giving the names and pointing out the characteristic 

 features of the wild-flowers held in his hand, and which had 

 been brought by the young ladies themselves in order that 

 they might enjoy this extra lesson. With recollections of 

 happy summer hours spent with him in field and wood and 

 by the sea-shore, it is in this connection that many of us 

 would like best to remember our late respected Secretary. 



When Mr Moffat resigned the secretaryship of the Society 

 two years ago, the Council, besides electing him an Honorary 

 Member, resolved that his portrait, with that of Dr Sprague 

 — to whom also the Society owes much — should be placed in 

 the forefront of the current volume of the Society's ' Trans- 

 actions,' and this accordingly has been done. Future members 

 may thus gain some idea of the appearance of him whose 

 memory we now desire, by this memorial sketch, to perpetuate. 

 But his commanding figure and his genial presence, which 

 could be sufficiently severe on occasion, will not be soon 

 forgot by any of those who either worked alongside of him 

 or came frequently in contact with him. 



Mr Moffat is survived by his wife, two sons, and two 

 daughters. 



At the meeting of December 23, 1896, Dr Traquair de- 

 livered an address, with lantern illustrations, on " Extinct 

 Birds," which was much appreciated by the members. At 

 the same meeting a paper on the Flora of Inchcolm was read 

 by Mr C. 0. Sonntag, whose death on March 4, 1897, the 

 members of this Society, in common with many others who 

 knew him, greatly deplore. The above paper would have 

 found a place in the Society's ' Transactions ' could it have 

 been secured, but amongst the mass of MSS. left by Mr 

 Sonntag it was impossible to identify it. 



